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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gurney Halleck (ranked 1024 p4p, 118 weight class) and Bobby Bushwacker (ranked 1645 p4p, 177 weight class). Halleck comes to the cage accompanied by Simple Minds - Changeling. Bushwacker is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Treat Me Like Your Mother. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gurney Halleck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Bushwacker!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bushwacker throws a series of punches but Halleck avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Bushwacker misses.
Halleck scores with a decent looking hook.
Halleck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bushwacker.
Halleck thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bushwacker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Halleck goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bushwacker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Halleck there.
Bushwacker just misses with a punch to the body.
Bushwacker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Halleck fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gurney Halleck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bushwacker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Halleck throwing a counter right hand but Bushwacker manages to avoid it.
Bushwacker tries a low kick but Halleck avoids it.
Halleck misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bushwacker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halleck tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Halleck. Bushwacker does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halleck connects with a nice looking jab.
Bushwacker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Halleck darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bushwacker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Halleck throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Halleck lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bushwacker at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Halleck.
Bushwacker unleashes a big counter combination but Halleck bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Halleck takes the fight into the clinch.
Bushwacker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bushwacker told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Halleck lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bushwacker has Halleck pushed against the cage.
Halleck tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bushwacker avoids it.
Bushwacker managing to block the knees to the body from Halleck.
Bushwacker blocks a body shot from Halleck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halleck tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bushwacker avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halleck lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Halleck is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Halleck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halleck with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Bobby Bushwacker has been cut.
Halleck lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Halleck throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Halleck using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bushwacker prevents a body shot from Halleck.
Halleck tries a knee to the head but Bushwacker blocks it.
I was talking to Halleck's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Halleck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bushwacker breaks from the clinch.
Halleck drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bushwacker avoids the body shot from Halleck.
Halleck thows a left - swing and a miss!
Halleck throws a body shot but no joy.
Bushwacker slips under a jab.
A jab lands there for Halleck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halleck does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Halleck misses the shot to the body.
Halleck wants to clinch up but Bushwacker keeps it at a distance.
Halleck misses with an uppercut
and Bushwacker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bobby Bushwacker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bushwacker misses with a body punch
and Halleck counters with a straight right hand.
Halleck throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bushwacker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Halleck slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bushwacker moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Halleck wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big right from Halleck misses.
Bushwacker is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Halleck misses with a body shot.
Halleck is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bushwacker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halleck.
It looked like Halleck was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bushwacker.
Bushwacker cracks Halleck with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halleck walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bushwacker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bushwacker looks to score with a jab to the body but Halleck is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halleck throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Bushwacker to counter with a crisp jab.
Halleck has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halleck.
Halleck tries to land knees in the clinch but Bushwacker avoids the damage to the body.
Bushwacker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bushwacker holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Halleck can't find room to land a body shot as Bushwacker controls the action.
Halleck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halleck is working Bushwacker over against the cage.
Bushwacker tries a body shot but Halleck blocks it.
Halleck tries a body shot but Bushwacker blocks it.
Halleck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halleck tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bushwacker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Halleck backwards.
Halleck trying to land knees to the body.
Halleck tries to throw a body punch but Bushwacker avoids it by throwing Halleck back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gurney Halleck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Bushwacker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Halleck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bushwacker.
Halleck misses with a straight left.
Bushwacker misses with a wild body shot.
Halleck takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bushwacker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Halleck misses with a body shot.
Bushwacker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halleck throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big left from Bushwacker misses.
Bushwacker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halleck scores with a jab to the head.
Halleck is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bushwacker can do to turn this around?
Halleck scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bushwacker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halleck.
A cross from Halleck lands.
Bushwacker with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halleck throws a front kick aimed at Bushwacker's knee but Bushwacker avoids it well.
Halleck doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bushwacker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Halleck checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Halleck slips a jab and a cross from Bushwacker.
Halleck scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Halleck closes the distance and clinches.
Bushwacker is struggling to control the position.
Bushwacker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bushwacker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bushwacker throws out a loose jab but Halleck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halleck cracks Bushwacker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bushwacker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Halleck thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halleck missing with a left hand there. Bushwacker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halleck connects with a solid leg kick.
Halleck stuns Bushwacker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Halleck blocks a jab.
Halleck fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bushwacker just manages to avoid it.
Halleck with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bobby Bushwacker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bushwacker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halleck manages to avoid it.
Halleck closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bushwacker lands with a nice combination. Halleck backs away looking to recover.
Halleck tries to clinch but Bushwacker moves out of range.
Bushwacker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bushwacker avoids the body shot from Halleck.
Halleck fails with the takedown.
Halleck scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halleck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bushwacker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Halleck finds it's way round the side to connect with Bushwacker's head.
Halleck misses with an uppercut. Bushwacker saw that one coming.
Bushwacker lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Halleck uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bushwacker has time to react.
Donk. Halleck catches Bushwacker right on the button with a cross.
Bushwacker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halleck moves away.
Halleck throws an overhand right that lands on Bushwacker's shoulder, as Bushwacker tries to avoid the shot.
Bushwacker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halleck at a distance.
Bushwacker checks a low kick from Halleck.
Bushwacker tries a head kick but it misses.
Halleck is looking to chop away at Bushwacker's legs.
Bushwacker tries to score with a low kick but Halleck moves his leg out of the way.
Bushwacker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bushwacker throws the left hand but Halleck avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halleck throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bushwacker.
Halleck lands with a shot to the body.
Halleck lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bushwacker at a distance.
Halleck is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halleck misses with a body shot.
Halleck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bushwacker motions for Halleck to come forward. Bushwacker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bushwacker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halleck scores with a nice right hand.
Bushwacker throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Halleck was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bushwacker.
Halleck on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bushwacker. Bushwacker obviously looking to wear him down.
Halleck checks the leg kick.
Halleck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bushwacker.
Bushwacker swings for the body but Halleck moves out of range.
Halleck was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Halleck slips under a jab from Bushwacker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gurney Halleck will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bobby Bushwacker's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bushwacker loads up on a big right hand but Halleck slips the punch.
Halleck tries to clinch up.
Halleck misses with a body punch
letting Bushwacker counter with a right hand.
Bushwacker takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Halleck takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Halleck misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Halleck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Halleck ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halleck tries to close the distance and clinch but Bushwacker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Halleck throws a body punch but Bushwacker moves out of range.
Bushwacker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bushwacker lands with a straight right. Halleck didn't see that one coming.
Halleck cracks Bushwacker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bushwacker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halleck.
Halleck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bushwacker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Halleck, as that shot connected.
Bushwacker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halleck manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Halleck tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Halleck misses.
A big left from Halleck misses.
A little jabbing left from Bushwacker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Halleck pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Halleck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bushwacker manages to avoid it.
Bushwacker misses with an uppercut.
Halleck chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Halleck throws a head kick but Bushwacker moves out of range.
Bushwacker scores with a sloppy right hand. Halleck should have avoided that one.
Halleck darts in trying to clinch
and Bushwacker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gurney Halleck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bushwacker moves away from the strike by Halleck.
A lazy left from Halleck finds it's target.
Bushwacker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halleck.
Gurney Halleck is winning the standup battle so far.
Halleck moves out of range of the strikes.
Bushwacker misses with a lunging right hand
and Halleck counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bushwacker's knee momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bushwacker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Halleck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halleck seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bushwacker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Halleck throws the left hand but Bushwacker avoids the punch easily.
Bushwacker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some bone on bone action there as Halleck checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Halleck throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bushwacker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bushwacker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bobby Bushwacker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bushwacker throws a body punch but Halleck moves out of range.
Bushwacker avoids the head kick by Halleck.
Bushwacker throws a nice looking combination but Halleck bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Halleck lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bushwacker backs up against the cage.
Halleck just misses with a punch to the body.
Halleck misses with a series of wild punches.
Halleck is looking to clinch but Bushwacker is avoiding it.
Halleck lands an overhand right.
Halleck slips a straight right by Bushwacker.
Nice uppercut there from Halleck.
Halleck lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bushwacker at a distance.
Halleck fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bushwacker is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bushwacker lands a big head kick that sends Halleck tumbling to the mat! Bushwacker takes a step backwards and waves Halleck back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Halleck is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Halleck wants to slow Bushwacker down by chopping away at his legs.
Oh Halleck is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice defenses there by Halleck.
Bushwacker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halleck.
Halleck lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bushwacker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bushwacker misses with a head kick.
Bushwacker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bushwacker scores with a hook to the body. Halleck takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Halleck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bushwacker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bushwacker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Bushwacker misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bushwacker.
Bushwacker looks to land a left hand but Halleck moved out of range nicely.
Bushwacker throws a jab when Halleck was well out of range.
Halleck throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bushwacker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bushwacker throws a head kick but Halleck moves out of range.
Bushwacker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Halleck connects with a nice looking jab.
Halleck lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halleck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bushwacker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bobby Bushwacker.
I think Halleck has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gurney Halleck!
Gurney Halleck tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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